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E.v GRAHAM.

l LOCOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR.

No. 311,744 Patented Feb-3, 1885.

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UNrrn raras ERI GRAHAM, OF LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF TVO-THIRDS TO EUGENE MILLER AND HERMAN BIIOHNER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

LOCOlVlOTIVE-JOURNAL LUBRICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters App'ieation filed February 16, 1884.

Io cir/ZZ whom may concern:

Be it known that I, ERI GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Grant and State of \Visconsin,

have invented a new and useful Locomotive- Truck-Journal Cellar-Spring, of which the 'fol lowing is a specication.

My invention relates to improvelnents in packing and lubricating the journals ot' loco :o motivetruck wheels. A combination of a spring'and saddle is used in place of the cellanbolt to retain in position the cellar; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to iinprove the manner of packing and lubricating i 5 the journals of locomotive-truck wheels; second, to supply a more speedy and convenient way of packing and lul'iricating such journals; third, to prevent the loss of cellars; fourth, to supply a more constant lubrication to the journals of such trucks; lit'th, to obviate the necessity of using the cellar-bolts. I attain these objects by the improvement illustrated in accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure l is the complete improvement7 of which b is the spring-blade and a" a are the saddles attached to the spring-blade b. Fig. 2 is one of the saddles a detached. Fig. 8 is the cellar-spring attached, showing a view of the inner side ot' a locomotive-engine truck, 3o and the application of the improvement to the side pedestal of alocomotiveenginetruck, and the saddles a c" in their proper places, and supporting the cellars without the use of the common bolt.

I prefer to carry out the design of my invention as shown inFig. 3, viz: The springblade b is attached by two bolts on the under side of the pedestal of a locomotiveengine truck, the bolts passing through the pedestal 4o one oneach side oi' and about six inches from the longitudinal center of the blade b. Out

Patent No. 311,744-, dated February 3,1885.

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side of each bolt a clip or clasp is fastened around the pedestal and spring l b. These clips or clasps may be moved in or out to regulate the flexibility of thespring. The springblade b should be ot' such a length that the saddles a a,when adj usted to the ends of the blade b, should be immediately under the cellar, the anges or prongs of the saddles a a on each side ofthe pedestal and resting in and 5o supportingthe cellar atthe shoulders. Then this improvement is properly attached, the cellar may be packed in the simple manner,

as follows, viz: Insert a lever between the outer end of the saddle a, Fig. 3,and the pedestal; bear down on the lever sufficiently to let the cellar drop down on the pedestal; keep .the spring in this position by inserting between the spring-blade b and the pedestal, as near as possible toward the center ofthe spring, 6c a wedge or hammer-handle; then pack the cellar, remove the wedge or hammer, and the spring b" by means ofthe saddle a will raise the cellar against the journal.

The superiority of my invention over the old mode of holding the cellar is that by the use of this improvement time and labor are saved in packing the cellars, the breaking of bolts and loss of cellars prevented, and the journals constantly supplied with lubrication, 7@ and the heating of journals obviated.

I am not aware that prior to my invention this improvement has been used or made, and therefore claim as my invention and desire to procure Letters Patent on- The combination of the spring-blade b with the saddles c a, all substantially as set forth.

nar GRAHAM.

VitneSses:

ALEX Iver, W. E. WEBB. 

